Taxation is not popular in principle, merely acceptable in context.
征税基本上是不受欢迎的，在一定情境中才勉强为人接受。
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They are agreed in principle but not in detail.
他们的看法在大体上是一致的,但是在细节上有所不同.
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The Treasury was opposed in principle to the proposals.
财政部原则上反对这些提案.
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Her idea is sound in principle.
从原则上来说,她的观点是正确的.
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The decision had been agreed in principle before today's meeting, but some controversy surrounded it.
该决定在今天的会议之前就已达成原则上的共识，但围绕这一决定还存在一些争议。
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I agree with it in principle but I doubt if it will happen in practice.
我大体上同意这一点，但是怀疑它是否能够付诸实践。
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Even assuming this to be in principle possible, it will not be achieved soon.
即使假定这在理论上行得通，它也不可能于短期内实现。
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I'm not opposed to a core curriculum in principle, but I think requiring a foreign language is unrealistic.
原则上我不反对设置基础课程，但我认为要求掌握一门外语是不现实的。
柯林斯例句
A single base might in principle suffice for computation.
在原理上用一条基线就能满足计算的要求.
辞典例句
These hypotheses, I contend, must be refutable in principle.
我认为这些假说在原则上必须是可以反驳的.
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Ultra - violet recorders consist in principle of geophones.
紫外线振动记录器的原理与听地器相似.
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In principle, the higher the steam pressure, the higher the water could be pumped.
从原理上来讲, 蒸汽压越高, 水就能够抽得越高.
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We would emerge at best with an agreement in principle that would haunt us for years.
我们最多也只能达成原则协议,今后多年还会牵扯进去不得解决.
辞典例句
In principle we willingly admit the Russians'right to a share in the Italian Fleet.
在原则上,我们愿意承认俄国有权分得意大利舰队的一部分舰只.
辞典例句
Figure 3 illustrates in principle a vertical pendulum and a horizontal pendulum of the simplest kind.
图3说明了最简单的竖直摆和水平摆的原理.
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